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WHO I AM and\u00a0<\/strong>WHY I DO WHAT I DO<\/strong><\/h1>\n

I know how enormously powerful books are. I\u2019ve relied on them all my life, for excitement, inspiration, escape, information, of course, and relief. The fact that words on a page can provide all of that is pretty miraculous.<\/p>\n

When I walk into a bookstore, my heart starts pounding. Sounds ridiculous, but suddenly, I\u2019m surrounded by a universe of opinions, relationships, etc.<\/p>\n

In general: We don\u2019t do anything alone. I\u2019ve tried and it stinks. And it doesn\u2019t last anyway because you always end up needing others again.<\/p>\n

High quality is never achieved in a vacuum.<\/p>\n

Empathy is critical to living, relating, and truly communicating.<\/p>\n

About helping people write about others: The best way to help people grow is to provide help without being judgmental and shaming them for being where they are.<\/p>\n

\u2019m meant to work with words. I\u2019m meant to share information. I\u2019m meant to encourage others achieve their own version of greatness and feel valuable and valued.<\/p>\n

People want to be seen and their actions valued. They want to learn. They\u2019ll welcome constructive input about their work if it means making it better. They want to be understood. They want to create things that don\u2019t suck.<\/p>\n

Why Me<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I work with writers, my goal isn\u2019t just to help them create high quality work that readers will value. It\u2019s to be a companion as they navigate their own creative and writing process.<\/p>\n

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I<\/p>\n

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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• The Editorial Freelancers Association<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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  • Freelancers Union<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • American Copy Editors Society<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      EDUCATION<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      University of Pennsylvania<\/strong>, Philadelphia, PA M.L.A. with Distinction. 1995. Interdisciplinary study of English literature, comparative literature, history, art history, film, and folklore.\u00a0Concentrations: Women\u2019s Studies and African-American Studies\u00a0<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

      Haverford College<\/strong>, Haverford, PA B.A. 1991. Field: English. Concentration: Creative Writing. Focus on women\u2019s writing and African-American writing Thesis Advisor: Elizabeth Alexander, Ph.D. <\/span><\/p>\n

      Haverford senior conference readers and examiners<\/em><\/span>: <\/span><\/p>\n

      Elaine Tuttle Hansen, Ph.D., Executive Director, The Center for Talented Youth, Johns Hopkins University; former president, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine <\/span><\/p>\n

      Elizabeth Alexander, Ph.D., Thomas E. Donnelley Professor of African American Studies and American Studies; former chair, African American Studies Department, Yale University, New Haven, CT; Inaugural poet, inauguration of\u00a0President Barack Obama, 2009 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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      GRADUATE SENIOR THESIS<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      \u201cA Cyborg\u2019s Narrative: Postmodern Concepts of Identity and the Mixed-Heritage African-American Woman,\u201d<\/strong> 1995 Thesis Advisor: Farah Griffin, Ph.D., William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and African-American Studies, Columbia University, New York, NY<\/span><\/p>\n

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      HONORS & AWARDS<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      University of Pennsylvania <\/strong> Distinction for Master of Liberal Arts senior thesis; 3.9 GPA <\/span><\/p>\n

      Haverford College<\/strong> For public reading of a selection from creative writing thesis, received award for \u201cGreatest achievement in voice and articulation of the English language among the senior class.\u201d \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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      PUBLICATION<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      \u201cBlack Female Identity in Nineteenth Century American Slavery: Dialogism and Resistance\u201d<\/strong> Journal of Graduate Liberal Arts Studies, 1996 Paper written in \u201cHistory of Black Women in America\u201d course, 1992, University of Pennsylvania. Professor: Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Ph.D., Victor S. Thomas Professor of History and of African American Studies, Chair of African and African American Studies Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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      CLASSROOM TEACHING EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      Messiah College,<\/strong> Grantham, PA, Temple University campus in Philadelphia, PA, 1998 Teaching Assistant, \u201cRace, Ethnic Identity, and the Bible\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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      BUT ENOUGH ABOUT ME.<\/p>\n

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      It’s really about you.<\/p>\n

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      HOME<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0WHAT I DO<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0HOW I WORK<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0ABOUT ME<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0MY UPPITY SIDE<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0BLOG<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 CODE SWITCH<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0FAQ<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0CONTACT<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0HELPFUL THINGS<\/a><\/p>\n

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      \u201cAnybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days.\u201d
      \n\u2015\u00a0Flannery O’Connor<\/a>,<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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